Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-16
TIE RESOLUTION WAS WITHDRAWN
And Legislative Genius Did Not Compli-
ment Dramatic Genius.

ment m GenluS.
Speaker Boyer is the handsomest
man in the Pennsylvania legislature,
writes a Harrisburg correspondent of
the New York Sun. Moreover, he is
gallant. susceptible and a bachelor.
The Harrisburg opera house is situ-
ated over a drug store. 1t has no pri-
vate boxes, and you have to 60 up two
long flights of stains to get to the or
chestra circle. TO reach the galleries
is like making the ascent to Bunker
bill monument. Miss Maude Banks.
who recently came out as an actress, is
on a professional tour of Pennsylvania
With her company. Harrisburg was in [
her path. and she engaged the opera
house for the whole of last week for a
round of popular plays. Miss Banks
is tail, willowy and pretty. Her line
of acting is emotional. That of her
company is also emotional. Mis-.
Banks audiences we're large and APP
preciative. Speaker Boyer occupied Il
front seat every night, and staid over
Sunday in Harrisburg 5 o that he could
take in the Saturday matinee and the
last night OF the engagement. 1t was
genius paying homage TO Genius
DR.. Chritzman (member from Venangs
county, said, but Hughcy Machin, the
dynamite member from Philadelphia.
remarked:
"Ganius be bowed. 1t. mashed on
the play actress he ISL
Miss Banks stopped at the L0chiel
house-the speaker Harrisburg home.
IL was given out by authority that on
the Friday Of the week the actress was
here she would attend 4 session of the
house, accompanied by her mother.
The speaker consulted with his fri md.
DR., Chritzman, and a neat compli-
ment TO Miss Banks was agreed upon,
to be paid to her during her presence
in the house. 1t was the following pre-
amble and resolution:
Whereas, The daughter Of the dis
tinguished statesman and soldier. Mai
Gen. \. y. Banks, L. :. A, is now full
filling a histrionic engagement in this
city, to the great delight and ediiica-
ton OF the inhabitants thereof; there
fore, be it
Resolved, As a tribute of the respect
in which the said distinguished soldier
is held by the people of this common
wealth, that the members OF this house
do attend in II body the performance
to be given this evening by bis daugh-
ter, Miss Maude.
The ladies came iat0 the ladies'
gallery during the session. The ladies
gallery of the Pennsylvania house Of
representatives consists OF half-a-dozen
benches in the rear of the big apart
meut. 1t Is inclosed after The manner
of and resembles the jury box Of a coun-
try court room. Time passed. The
hour Of adjournment drew near. The
speaker glanced %ncrvouslv 1T DR.. Critz-
mans seat. Finally that ge, tIeman
arose. Several other gentlemen arose
at the same time. All said:
'Mr. Speaker"
But the speaker said:
Hc SclIItlDdn from cHa-C.
DR.. Cbritzman waved q paper and
said he had II resolution 10 offer. A
nimble page seized It and flew with it
to the reading clerks desk. Harry
HUM, the reading clerk with the fog
horn voice, opened his mouth To del
ugc the house with sound. At the
same moment the ladies arose and went
out.
Hold on, Harry" said the speaker,
soto voce, don't read that
The clerk looked around in surprise.
DR.. ChritZman noticed that something
was wrong. He hurried to the clerks
desk.
They've gone, Doe said the
speaker.
The devil they have!" said the doe
tor Then he rushed back to his
seat.
'Mr. Speaker" said he.
''The gentleman from Venango, DR..
Chrltzman,' said the speaker.
81 withdraw the resolution just Of
fered," said the doctor. And it was
withdrawn.
81 am sorry you went away so SOON
said Speaker Boyer, meeting Miss
Banks at the hotel. Il had such a
pretty surprise for you"
Il was not there" replied Miss
Banks, suspiciously cold and decidedly
naughty. at was my German maid
Miss Banks is tall and 9iiiowy. and
her face is decidedly German in mold.
When Speaker Boyer learned that her
maid was short. fat, red in the face
and pug in nose, be understood the
naughty GOODNESS of the fair actress,
and he went off by himself and felt
small.
The quarrel between the senior officer
Of the army and the secretary of war
is nothing new. Some such trouble